WWE SMACKDOWN TV REPORT MAY 10, 2024 WILKES-BARRE, PA AT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AIRED ON FOX REPORT BY ALEX McDONALD, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Corey Graves, Wade Barrett [HOUR ONE] -They showed a video recap of Backlash in France last weekend. -The camera panned the crowd. Corey Graves introduced the show and then promoted the King and Queen of the Ring tournament that is set to conclude in Saudi Arabia in two weeks. They showed the tournament brackets. Wade Barrett announced that Bobby Lashley is out of the tournament and has been replaced by Angelo Dawkins. -Nick Aldis was in the ring. Ald ..read more

WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT MAY 10, 2024 WILKES-BARRE, PA. AT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AIRED ON SAME-DAY TAPE-DELAY ON FOX Commentators: Corey Graves, Wade Barrett Attendance: WrestleTix reported earkier today that 7,424 tickets had been distributed so far; arena set up for 7,640. Tonight after WWE Smackdown, join Wade Keller live with guest co-host Javier Machado to break down the show with live callers and emails. •STREAM LIVE HERE ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE SHOW CONCLUDES •CALL: (347) 215-8558 •EMAIL COMMENTS/QUESTIONS: wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com •IF YOU DON’T LISTEN LIVE, SEARCH “WADE KELLER” ON YO ..read more

SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (5-6-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by ProWrestling.net’s head honcho Jason Powell discuss Kane, Stephanie, Bryan, and Brie starring in a horror movie on Raw, all the fallout from Extreme Rules, looking ahead into the summer, and more including live calls and emails on the Livecast and VIP Aftershow. ADDITIONAL LINKS… PWTorch VIP membership… –https://www.pwtorch.com/govip Or support us on Patreon… –https://www.patreon.com/pwtorchvip Subscribe to our YouTube Cha ..read more

WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT MAY 8, 2024 STREAMED ON HULU REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Blake Howard, The Miz Blake Howard introduced himself alone at the announce table, but then the Miz’s music hit. Miz made his ring entrance and joined Blake at the table for commentary. (1) KAYDEN CARTER & KATANA CHANCE vs. ALBA FYRE & ISLA DAWN Carter and Chance fired hand-held “smoke cannons” on the stage before making their ring entrance. Carter squared off against Fyre to start. Carter knocked Fyre down with a low drop kick, then tagged in Chance. They fired Fyre into a c ..read more

The following report originally published 10 years ago this week here at PWTorch.com… TNA Impact Results May 8, 2014 Taped 4/26 & 4/27 in Orlando, Fla. Aired on Spike TV Report by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor 9:00 a.m.: Bully Ray was driving in Nashville with someone in the passenger seat. Ray told the person that they’re in Nashville looking for TNA president Dixie Carter. Video Package: A review of Eric Young becoming TNA champion. Impact Zone: Mike Tenay introduced the show from a half-full Impact Zone. Tenay plugged Kurt Angle vs. Ethan Carter III, a Knockouts evening gown ..read more

TKO released 2024 Q1 financial data to shareholders this week, including total revenue for both WWE and UFC. WWE edged UFC in total revenue by a 316.7 million to 313.0 million margin. The breakdown in WWE revenue by category was provided: $221.1 million – Media Rights & Content (UFC generated $214.5 million) $50.2 million – Live Events (UFC generated $35.3 million) $13.8 million – Sponsorships (UFC generated $48.6 million) $31.6 million – Consumer Products (UFC generated $14.6 million) WWE noted these details on revenue and expenses: •WWE revenue was $297.6 million for the period from Ja ..read more

Nick Aldis announced on Twitter/X that Bobby Lashley is out of the King of the Ring tournament due to an injury suffered during training. He said Angelo Dawkins will replace him. Lashley was scheduled to face Tama Tonga, an intriguing match-up given that Tonga is new to WWE and Lashley is a high-end opponent so the finish of the match would make a statement, assuming it wasn’t a DQ or non-finish. The winner of Dawkins vs. Tonga will face the winner of L.A. Knight vs. Santos Escobar. The other bracket features Carmelo Hayes vs. Baron Corbin and Randy Orton vs. A.J. Styles. Important Update ahe ..read more

The following are highlights of EC3’s interview with PWMania discussing his time in WWE, moving from WWE to the NWA, and what’s next for him. (Quotes are courtesy of PWMania, supplied directly to PWTorch.) His time in WWE and transitioning to NWA: This is before the new regime which credit where it’s due, WWE has been really good lately since Vince (McMahon) left. In the past, it was very controlled, and tyrannical in a way. One man was in charge of everything and didn’t know what was going on half the time, the other half of the time his mind was completely vacant. He lost it. Everything was ..read more

SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back to May, 2006 episodes featuring five straight News Vaults with solo updates by Wade Keller and James Caldwell ranging from May 10 to May 16. The first topic is the locker room right with Booker T and Batista including a response to Batista’s comments afterward and what was revealing about them. Also, a difference in vision between Tommy Dreamer and Paul Heyman for the ECW relaunch, Umaga’s early push, Jim Cornette’s agreement to work for TNA, and much more. This is another episode in our VIP Podcast Vault series going back ..read more

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they answer emails from VIP members on the following topics: Did fans actually boo Bruce Prichard at WrestleMania? And why would fans boo him since he has a popular podcast? Could WWE improve the annual draft by having an actual unscripted, unplanned real draft? In the spirit of the Tom Brady Roast, who in pro wrestling would make a good subject of a roast? Is Chris Jericho’s “Learning Tree” gimmick a way to make fun of C.M. Punk? Did Brutus Beefcake draw ..read more